Traditional performance reviews may be doing more harm than good, contributing to workplace distrust, disengagement, and missed opportunities for employee development, according to international human resource experts who are urging organisations to rethink how performance conversations are conducted.
The issue took centre stage at the latest Strategic Insights Seminar Series hosted by the Mona School of Business and Management (MSBM), where business leaders, HR professionals, and public sector practitioners gathered to explore new approaches to building high-performing, people-centred organisations.
The seminar, titled Transforming Performance Conversations: The Strategic Value of the Feedforward Interview (FFI), was held on May 14, 2026, at The University of the West Indies Regional Headquarters and examined how organisations can move beyond traditional appraisal systems toward more meaningful, future-focused performance conversations.
Delivering the keynote presentation was Dr. Marie-Hélène Budworth, Professor and Director of the School of Human Resource Management at York University, Canada, who challenged many of the assumptions underpinning conventional performance management practices.
Article taken from: Our Today